Police Department

Fort Smith Police Department

Fort Smith, Arkansas

fortpd.sebastian.ar.us.gov.nw

12 Officers

1869–2021 Years on Record

8 Felonious

2 Accident

Officers The Sacrifice Sentinels

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Fort Smith Police Department has lost 12 officers across 153 years on record. 8 — 66.7% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 8.6 percentage points above the national average of 58.1% for Police Departments — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

2 officers were lost to accidents — 16.7% of this agency's fallen, compared to 28.4% nationally for Police Departments. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 6 officers who died did so in an accident.

Cause of Death

How Fort Smith Police Department's 12 fallen officers were lost

How This Agency Compares

Felonious rate vs. Police Departments — state and national

Based on 15,468 total officers across all Police Departments nationwide and 151 in Arkansas.

Officers Lost by Decade

The toll across Fort Smith Police Department's history

Nature of Risk Over Time

Felonious vs. non-felonious deaths by decade — did the nature of the danger change?

Understanding the Numbers

1 in 2

officers lost here died at the hands of another person

1 in 6

officers lost here died in the line of duty by accident

Stand Watch Over the Fallen of Fort Smith Police Department

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